Repentance is the daily and hourly, duty of a man who believes in Christ; and as we walk by faith from the, wicket gate to the celestial city, so our right-hand companion all the, journey through must be repentance. "How can I sin," says he, "that am loved so much and kept so surely? God the Holy Ghost never did, teach a man that his sins were too great to be forgiven, for that would, be to make God the Holy Spirit to teach a lie. foundation of the world?" . This commentary includes Spurgeon's expositions of every book of the New Testament: Matthew Mark Luke John Acts Romans 1 . Now, I must again remark, that some have preached this trust in Christ so well and so fully, that I, can admire their faithfulness and bless God for them; yet there is a, difficulty and a danger; it may be that in preaching simple trust in, Christ as being the way of salvation, that they omit to remind the, sinner that no faith can be genuine but such as is perfectly consistent, with repentance for past sin; for my text seems to me to put it thus: no, repentance is true but that which consorts with faith; no faith is true, but that which is linked with a hearty and sincere repentance on, account of past sin. The good man of the house was already saved, and his brother and companions, but by the grace of God they rose to be something more than merely saved, for they received a call to a higher occupation and a nobler service; from fishers they were to rise into fishers of men, and from rowing in their own boats to become pilots of the barque of the church. 2. I think I see a flicker, but I am not sure. there was an invitation, but it had all the obligation of a command, since those who rejected it were utterly destroyed as despisers of their, king. "To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not. Often his ministry, graciously acted out the old text, "Come, now, and let us reason, together; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as wool." lives and flee for refuge to the hope that is set before you in the gospel, and you would do this to-day. Revelation 4:7 describes the cherubim around God's throne as beings with four faces: a lion, a calf, a man, and an eagle. 1. Too common? MARK 10:13 evpeti,mhsan auvtoi/j {A} In order to avoid possible ambiguity as to who it was that the disciples were rebuking, the scribes of A D W Q 1 13 _al_ replaced auvtoi/j with. Oh that it might be so. Yet to this house did Jesus go. The first effect that grace produced was, it led the family to prayer. Mark 5:1-20 - Overcoming Demons and Superstition Mark 5:21-43 - The Power of Jesus' Touch A. 2011. O ye, nations of the earth, he asks not the repentance of Mount Sinai, while, ye do fear and shake because his lightnings are abroad; but he asks you, to weep and wail because of him; to look on him whom you have, pierced, and to mourn for him as a man mourneth for his only son; he, bids you remember that you nailed the Saviour to the tree, and asks, that this argument may make you hate the murderous sins which, fastened the Saviour there, and put the Lord of glory to an, ignominious and an accursed death. "Judge not, that you be not judged. "That dear friend," said he, "is, repentance; repentance has been with me all my life, and I think I, shall drop a tear," said the good man, "as I go through the gates, to, think that I can repent no more." You feel the vital energy of the divine word, and it is not man's word to you, but the quickening voice of God sounding through the chambers of your spirit, and making your whole being to live in his sight. And, now, what say you to Peter's house? - And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him Master, behold, what manner, of stones and what manner of buildings! Mark 8 Commentary. He crieth, unto the sons of men, "Repent ye, and believe the gospel." Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, When one servant of God is laid aside, it is a call to the rest to be the more earnest. (1-12) Question about tribute. You live in a lavender garden, and you ought to smell sweetly. any conscience-stricken sinner should question whether he may do it. The text which was blessed to him was probably, "Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world." Have you faith to pray this moment that it may be so? That sadness may have helped Peter to "tell him of her." ", O sons of men, always to be blessed, to be obedient, but never, obedient, when will ye learn to be wise? For a creature to believe its Creator is but a duty; altogether apart, from the promise of salvation, I say, God has a right to demand of the. But oh! rebellion now. Never mind. Brethren, you do not know the possibilities which are in you when God's Spirit rests upon you; but this much is certain, if you yourselves be called into a higher form of divine life, you shall then become mediums of blessing to your relatives. A. There is a direct communication between it and the house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Labour after this then; be not satisfied without it. It is sad enough to be blind, but If a man that is blind is in possession of riches, there are ten thousand comforts which may help to cheer the darkness of his eye and alleviate the sadness of his heart. Bibliographical Information Spurgeon, Charle Haddon. The best of us need instruction. He cometh up from the wilderness newly anointed, like the bridegroom from his chamber; his love notes are repentance, and faith. Had it been in our day I should have thought it was one of the servants over the palings of the backyard, where they are so fond of talking; or perhaps some friend who came in, and was told the news. Mark 1 - Spurgeon's Bible Commentary - Bblia Plus Peter believed and became a follower of Christ, and so the head of the house was on the right side. Be stained, and yet be thought spotless? This poor man was beset with two great evils blindness and poverty. A glimpse of that kingdom was given in the transfiguration of Christ. Do not let Satan get an advantage over you by persuading you to keep back commonplace troubles or sins from your loving Lord. effectual gift of the Holy Spirit. Mark 4 Commentary - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible I exhort you that love my Lord to allow his sweet sympathy to extract from you the grief which wrings your heart; and let it constrain you to tell him of your unconverted relative. This is how they speak, as an ancient poet said--. Our Library Bible Commentaries John Gill's Exposition of the Bible Mark Mark He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. If there is a great sin in your house, you may perhaps feel in your heart, "How can Jesus Christ come to my house while my drunken husband acts as he does?" We see before us small beginnings and grand endings. Mark 10 - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Bible He, that commanded thee to believe will justify thee in believing; he, cannot condemn thee for that which he himself bids thee do. Moreover, the faces of the friends looked so sad. Here he foretells the final dissolution of the present frame and fabric of the world. Do you wish to live ignoble lives? And what is it he asks you to believe? How often a family is hindered from entertaining Christ through some sick soul that is in the house. John Gill's Exposition of the Bible is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed. result of faith; it is born at the same time with faith--they are twins, and to say which is the elder-born passes my knowledge. Mark 1 - The Beginning of the Gospel Audio for Mark 1: Mark 1:1-11 - Who Is Jesus? Whether we have only an Isaac and an Ishmael like Abraham, or twelve children like Jacob, let us pray for each and all that they may live before the Lord, and that we and all that belong to us may be bound up in the bundle of life. They were in the path of fellowship, boldly pressing on at their Lord's command, so that now they had taken a grand stride in their Christian career; and that is the time, beloved, when men bring blessings on their houses. Beloved friend, if you are yourself saved, you should cast about you and inquire, "To what house may I become a messenger of salvation?" undervalue repentance. https://www.studylight.org/ commentaries/ eng/ spe/ mark-14.html. Dear friend, the more the Christian man, knows of Christ's love, the more will he hate himself to think that he, has sinned against such love. Commentary on Mark 9:1-13 (Read Mark 9:1-13) Here is a prediction of the near approach Christ's kingdom. Perhaps Andrew had no wife, and no children; I cannot tell. It will honor him to do it. Called the "Prince of Preachers," he had more . Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. Are you to be allowed to love your, iniquities, and yet go to heaven? After preaching his first sermon at the age of 16, he became pastor of the church in Waterbeach at the age of 17. Commentary on Mark 2:1-22 - Working Preacher from Luther Seminary Last night there was a review on, Wimbledon Common, and living not very far away from it, I could, hear in one perpetual roll the cracks of the rifles and the thunder of. I abhor lukewarmness from my soul, let us have done with it! You do not think that the God who made you actually asks of you this, day that you should repent and believe. Since the 2nd century the Gospel according to Mark has been attributed to him. Sinning, repenting, and believing--these are three things. This is the only repentance we, have to preach; not law and terrors; not despair; not driving men to, self-murder--this is the terror of the world which worketh death; but. Look ye well, brethren, to yourselves; ye cannot bless your children, ye cannot bless your households till first of all upon yourselves the anointing of the Lord doth rest. 1. Many a man has felt all that and has yet been lost. Verse 1. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, In the Year 1864. A man may loathe and detest himself, and all the while he may know that Christ is able to save, and has, saved him. "We cannot give thee a feast good Lord: we have to set before thee a little as best we can, or the house would grow too hot to hold us." I fancy they told Jesus of her, at first, because it was a contagious fever, and it is hardly right to bring a person into a house that has a great fever in it, without letting them know. We will take, first of all, repentance. And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. Mark 12 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise) - Christianity It is true they would not do as others do, but then they, can laugh at what others commit. Mark 11 Commentary - Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole - The Bible Think not, O men, that the gospel is a thing left to your, option to choose it or not! There must be sorrow for sin and, hatred of it in true repentance, or else I have read my Bible to little, purpose. We are told it was "a great fever": the expression used implies that she was burning with fever; and she was intensely debilitated, for she was laid or prostrate. (35-40) The poor widow commended. your heart, as in the provocation." Mark Commentary - John Gill's Exposition of the Bible - Bible Study Tools Chapters Available - Mark - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible Baptist pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon is remembered today as the Prince of Preachers. Have you ever told Jesus of her or of him? "Oh, but ours is an aristocratic neighborhood." Oh, how hast thou ruined multitudes! Is it consistent with his dignity for him to save you, and. On the other hand, have you that faith, which leads you to true repentance; to hate the very thought of sin; so, that the dearest idol you have known, whatever it may be, you desire to, tear from its throne that you may worship Christ, and Christ only? "The kingdom of God is at hand." See the notes at Matthew 3:2. Down went Peter's spirits, a cloud came over his countenance; and he turned to Jesus and cried, "Good Master, I cannot help being sad, even though thou be here, for my wife's mother, whom I love much, is sick of a fever." What shall I say more unto you? There is a blessed reason. It, is quite certain that whatever the repentance here mentioned may be, it, is a repentance perfectly consistent with faith; and therefore we get the, explanation of what repentance must be, from its being connected with, the next command, "Believe the gospel." 20. But in addition to his sermons, he regularly reading a Bible passage before his message and gave a verse-by-verse exposition, rich in gospel insight and wisdom for the Christian life. Is there not a sick one at home? This, gives the sinner such a blessed permit, that whatever he may be or may, not be, whatever he may have felt or may not have felt, he has a. warrant which he may use whenever he is led to approach the cross. Many who had sick ones said, "fire will carry our friends to Peter's house;" so the house grew popular, and, lo, around the door there was such a sight as Peter had never seen before. SPEAKER'S COMMENTARY. They want the gospel most of all. 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. If there be no Andrew, I hope some of the Maries and Marthas will be fired with zeal to make up for the deficiency of the men, and will bring brother Lazarus to the Lord. Wrestle with God, if need be, all night long, and say, "I will not let thee go except thou bless me." Perhaps the doctor called round to see the good woman, and, to his utter astonishment, found her up and about the house. III. A repentance and a faith of any other sort may do to please, you now, as children are pleased with fancies; but when you get on a, death-bed, and see the reality of things, you will be compelled to say, that they are a falsehood and a refuge of lies.
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